American troops in Iraq have mutinied against their officers

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September 4, 2005 -- US Embassy in Baghdad inquires into reports that American troops in Iraq have mutinied against their officers. WMR has learned
that the US embassy in Baghdad is checking into reports that U.S. troops in Iraq, including National Guardsmen, Army and Marine Corps Reserves, and
regular military troops from Louisiana and Mississippi, have mutinied against their officers and are demanding to be immediately sent back home to
help their families. It is not known whether the reported mutinies involve physical violence. The reports of rebellions among U.S. troops are
filtering out of the Green Zone and at Baghdad International Airport from Iraqis who are working alongside their American counterparts at both
locations.

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If i was in the same situation has they are i would like to go home to help my family and friends too.
Peace
Crustas

Infact, don't they have the RIGHT to return in the event of a personal tragity at home? I'm not clear on this area, but I have the impression that
in times of dire family tragity they are supposed to be allowed to return.

This is a news item that is currently being 'independently' verified in Baghdad:

"Reports are emanating from Iraqis who are working with the Americans, (both at the Baghdad International airport and in the Green Zone), of a mutiny
that had occurred among the American soldiers against their officers. (emphasis added)
Three days ago, one American soldier went into hysterics upon hearing of the death of the three members of his family in New Orleans.

From the Iraqi blogger site iraq4ever.blogspot.com... September 4, 2005
"I received an email from an Arab friend of mine residing in the US indicating that a friend of his, who is working for the American army in Iraq,
have told him that a message from the Pentagon have been sent to all branches of the military in Iraq to arrange for the immediate return of all
private and corporal soldiers who are from the states hit by hurricane Katrina or affected by it.

The military has usually been very gracious in their offer of a hardship discharge to members who have extreeme emergency situations develop at home.
Howevere, I don't think that there is a precedence for this many troops.

We do get emergency leave for sudden family crisis. Even during times of war, soldiers are often given word of an emergency back home, then returned
to deal with it, be it death of a family member or whatever. And yes, they do have hardship discharges for people who need to be back home for some
reason.

But I agree, not quite on a scale like this. And I know from experience there are huge numbers of southerners in the US military.

I would not call what is happening in Iraq a mutiny. A mutiny would imply a degree of force, and people not doing what they are told.

What is happening in 2 bases that I know of via email with fellow military members deployed there is people voicing their opinions to their
commanders.

No breakdown in command structure.

No massive amounts of dissobeying orders.

No acts of violence on their officers.

Hence, no mutiny.

However, People are only getting 2 or 3 english speaking channels, so they are watching CNN Europe, which definitley shows the dissaster in one
light: hopeless.

These guys have in some cases been over there serving for around a year, not seeing their families. Now their families need them, and they feel
powerless to help them, and can not contact them.

Of course they are moved by what has happened. They are Americans in every sense of the word. But, discipline and order tend to be held in high
regard amongst the military members. Especially in a war zone.

Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
However, People are only getting 2 or 3 english speaking channels, so they are watching CNN Europe, which definitley shows the dissaster in one
light: hopeless.

Why is there any other light at the present moment?

There is censorship here in Europe but much less than in the U.S.
I've read that in US people don't even see on TV, US tanks blowing up in Iraq.

Crustas

What percentage of news coverage has come from New Orleans verses the other 89,999,920 SQUARE MILES of destruction?

News agencies must sell a product. That product that sells the most is usually the most disturbing, because that is what humans want to see,
obviously, or there would be something positive happening in the world at least once a day.

Originally posted by Esoteric Teacher
News agencies must sell a product. That product that sells the most is usually the most disturbing, because that is what humans want to see,
obviously, or there would be something positive happening in the world at least once a day.

Why? This is the reason I don't watch the news, it's all BAD. Nothing I want to focus on. What ever happened to "The Lighter Side of the News"?

"Reports are emanating from Iraqis who are working with the Americans, (both at the Baghdad International airport and in the Green Zone), of a mutiny
that had occurred among the American soldiers against their officers. (emphasis added)
Three days ago, one American soldier went into hysterics upon hearing of the death of the three members of his family in New Orleans.
Corporal Nick Lancer shouted:"This is the curse of Iraq. My family paid for my crimes in Iraq. Send us back to help our families. God damn you Bush
and Rumsfeld".
Matters escalated when an officer tried, by force, to calm Lancer down. Lancer was then joined by other soldiers who started to beat the officer. The
fighting escalated when other officers tried to intervene in the melee and the soldiers began attacking and hitting them with their riffle butts. This
included the beating of Iraqi senior army officers who attempted to help the American officers.
The soldiers were shouting:"You scoundrels. We will throw you out to the Resistance to kill you. It is because of you that we are getting killed
here".
At one point, one of the soldiers radioed other fellow soldiers, who were out on patrols, to stop their mission and to return quickly to join them."
Mutiny among occupation soldiers September 2, 2005 (in Arabic). The specific location of the disturbance was not specified. Awaiting further
confirmation.

1) All reports have come from Iraqis

Because we are at the point where we trust un-named iraqis over our military?

2) An unknown Iraqi quotes a corporal as saying:
Corporal Nick Lancer shouted:"This is the curse of Iraq. My family paid for my crimes in Iraq. Send us back to help our families. God damn you Bush
and Rumsfeld".

3) An unknown Iraqi quotes soldiers as saying: The soldiers were shouting:"You scoundrels. We will throw you out to the Resistance to
kill you. It is because of you that we are getting killed here".

Because military members often use colorful words like "scoundrels", and we also refer to the insurgency as the resistance. Do these really sound
like the words of your military? Also, the reasoning that "It is because of you that we are getting killed here", does not support the validation
nor justification of being upset about Katrina. It directly reflects the resolve of the Americans , or lack there of to fullfill their promises, and
shows military members in a bad light.

"The specific location of the disturbance was not specified. Awaiting further confirmation."

I currently communicate almost daily with service men and women in both Ballad, and Tallil. Neither of these bases seem to be having the disturbances
this thread and links implies.

I also would review the terminology and rhetoric from the supposed quotes and ask yourself how many Americans talk like this. Using words like
"scoundrel"???

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